The photo is from Evan Martin's book 'Bedlingtonshire Now and Then'

38 minutes ago, James said:

The photo is from Evan Martin's book 'Bedlingtonshire Now and Then'

Cheers @James - I haven't stumbled across that one before - now I have and ordered a copy - Amazon £7.99

On 21/01/2022 at 19:12, Canny lass said:

Eggy, I'm not sure that I agree with John on this one if he is saying this is Rose Cottage on other sites.

January 2, 2013 John posted a picture of what I believe to be the same building but called it Toll Cottage. He also posted the photo of the Toll sign, which you repost above, on the same date - both from his private collection.

 

Hei, My name is Thomas Carr Gray  and i was the last one to leave the toll cottage. 

14 hours ago, Thomas Carr Gray said:

Hei, My name is Thomas Carr Gray  and i was the last one to leave the toll cottage. 

Welcome to the group @Thomas Carr Gray. Did you move from the toll cottage to Melrose Avenue like a lot of the families did or did you move further afield?

This is a link to the post that @Reedy posted in History Hollow in 2013 - BebsideFurnace 1940 - 1952 :-

 

 

Edited March 16, 20251 yr by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Welcome to the forum @Thomas Carr Gray. May I ask what year you moved from Toll Cottage?

On 15/03/2025 at 23:51, Thomas Carr Gray said:

Hei, My name is Thomas Carr Gray  and i was the last one to leave the toll cottage. 

The 1939 census indicates that Adam Gray and his wife, Elizabeth, resided in Toll Cottage. Were they your parents? What year did you move from Toll Cottage?

Hi James, Yes they were my parents. We left at the end of 1950 and the cottage was pulled down to stop others moving in. Tom